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Chinese competition sank govt-backed Abound Solar-executives

published: 2012-07-19 14:37
Abound Solar was doomed by Chinese subsidies that helped flood the market with solar panels, former company executives said on Wednesday as Republicans delved into the latest failure of a government-backed solar panel manufacturer...  more

REC's second quarter 2012 results

published: 2012-07-19 14:32
Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (REC) reported second quarter 2012 revenues from continuing operations* of NOK 1,987 million and EBITDA of NOK 267 million. Further operational improvement resulted in FBR cash production cost of 1...  more

Agua Caliente Reaches 200-Megawatt Milestone

published: 2012-07-18 14:08
NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG), MidAmerican Solar and First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) announced that the 290-megawatt AC Agua Caliente solar project, currently under construction in Yuma County, Ariz., is more than two-thirds compl...  more

Ikea Starts Generating Solar Power at Tampa Store

published: 2012-07-18 14:02
Ikea has flipped the switch on its 148,700-square-foot solar energy system in Tampa, making it the company's 22nd store to go solar. The 4,956 panels will significantly reduce its carbon footprint, said Kathi Garden, a marketing c...  more

Senersun to Supply 55MW worth of PV Modules to SolarNRG

published: 2012-07-18 13:59
Senersun, a manufacturer of premium quality solar panels, announces that is has entered into an agreement with leading Dutch distributor SolarNRG for the supply of 55MW of solar panels. The panels supplied under the agreement will...  more